Gawker's 5 most ridiculous Quitter "reality" moments. Last night I said PATHETIC.

[UTUSN]

If this doesn't end Quitter's pseudo career, it ought to end the career of the "Survivor" producer.


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http://tv.gawker.com/5689869/the-five-most-ridiculous-moments-from-the-sarah-palins-alaska-premiere

The Five Most Ridiculous Moments from the Sarah Palin's Alaska Premiere

Tonight, Sarah Palin and Co.'s new reality show—Sarah Palin's Alaska—premiered on TLC. It was ridiculous, obviously. So, what better way to celebrate that fact than to show you the five most ridiculous moments from the episode! Watch inside.

5) Is Rock Climbin' Hard? You Betcha!

Palin tried to go rock climbing—it didn't turn out so well: ....


4) The Requisite "Mama Grizzly" Reference

Palin watched two grizzly bears go at it—and then related it to herself and made a veiled political reference, obviously: ....


3) (Border) Fence Talk

Palin lamented the fact that a reporter moved in next door. Worse, this guy is writing a "hit piece" on her! So, Todd built a 14-foot fence to keep him away—and Palin thinks the rest of the country should do the same (to keep out illegal immigrants!): ....


2) Like Bristol, Like Willow

Palin's daughter, Willow, had a boy over. Willow and the boy tried to go upstairs together, and Palin didn't like this: ....


1) The Theme Song

Seriously—just listen/watch: ....


Until next week!

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[SidDithers]

1. K&R...nt

Sid

[charlie]

2. Can't fish or shoot, either

as this Brit discovers from merely watching the show's trailer:

On 21 seconds, you will see Palin allegedly trying to catch salmon. Close examination of her equipment reveals that she is using a spinning rod and a reel (you can also see this in the screengrab above). This is significant: in the world of country pursuits, spinning is a dull and repetitive technique largely used by either children or complete beginners. Real afficianados prefer to fly fish, a more complex and absorbing style of fishing, which takes many years to master.

On 27 seconds, meanwhile, you will see Palin stand bolt upright in the boat. This is unsafe, likely destabilise the vessel, and something that anyone who’s spent significant amounts of time on water would simply never do. Especially when they’re a few yards from a potentially-dangerous bear and their children are also in the flat-bottomed craft.

Finally, on 1 minute 20 seconds, the camera cuts to a picture of her loading what appears to be a pump-action shotgun (a vulgar weapon that has no place in a civilised sporting armoury, though that’s another story). A seasoned shot would re-load their weapon with the muzzle facing towards the ground, for reasons of safety: if it accidentally goes off it won’t endanger anyone. She appears, however, to be holding it on her hip and waving it ahead of her like it’s a harmless toy. This is not the behaviour of someone who knows what they’re doing with a firearm.
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She looks, to me, like a woman who is completely inexperienced at fishing, shooting, using a boat, rock-climbing, moutnaineering, and all the other folksy pursuits she’s supposed to have mastered years ago.

http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2010/11/12/revealed-sarah-palin-doesnt-have-a-clue-how-to-fish-or-shoot

[mrs_p]

10. the spinning rod is what i noticed too

from the non-stop commercials for the show (on every channel - ugh). i've always known she was a phony, but that image certainly solidified my opinion.

ps - nothing against bait fisher(wo)men - just not the way i have ever fished for salmon...

[ehrnst]

3. Apparently she broke some rules as well....

John Toppenberg, director of the Alaska Wildlife Alliance, said scenes in an online trailer for the programme appeared to show the former Republican vice-presidential candidate breaking the rules of Wolverine Creek, a famous spot where bears – and humans – come to fish. "It's clear from the video that she violated the guidelines," he said, calling her actions "a travesty".

[rurallib]

4. my deepest sympathy to the person who watched this show to do this report

I trust he was one of maybe 10 throughout the country that watched.

[tinymontgomery]

5. Better person then me

to watch that garbage.

[LawnLover]

6. Why do people write articles like this?

ANY FACE TIME you give Palin is only a plus for her. Makes her more money, gains her more supporters -- those who sympathize with the media making fun of her. I suspect Gawker did this because it will generate hits for them. Which, to my mind, is hypocritical bullshit.

Don't feed the obsession. The less we see of her, the better.

[msanthrope]

7. The audio of the first clip sounds like a porn script--transcript.....

"This is not flippin' easy! I don't know what I'm going to hold onto here."

"Don't be afraid to go way to the left, and like looking out and...and kind of wrapping your hand around it..."

"What about my legs, where do I put 'em?"

"Just even take little baby steps, get 'em a little bit higher."

"Well, then my legs get stuck underneath this overhang."

"Well, you gotta keep your body away from it a bit. You're almost there."

"Oooooohhhhh!!!"

"Okay, my knees are underneath an overhang,"

"Yes."

"How do I get them up and over?"

"You're gonna have to do a high step.

"Yeaahh"

"That's what all those gymnastics are good for."

"I was not a cheerleader or a gymnast...oooh, golly!"

[Fuzz]

8. The freepers were giddy about the show, one saying that they turned

both of their sets to the show just in case someone is 'counting'.

[K8-EEE]

9. Nothing says "I love privacy" like inviting a film crew

in your house to have scripted family moments televised. OMG. Even worse than I thought --